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It’s All In Your Head: Supporting Someone Living with BPD
In this week's episode of "It's All In Your Head", you'll understand what it's like to support someone with borderline personality disorder (BPD). You can read the transcript below and also watch the recap episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui4e6FTiYRI Jackie...
Lesser-Known OCD Themes: Subtypes You May Be Surprised to Know Exist
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often thought of as a disorder of extreme cleanliness and organization. While contamination and perfection are common obsessions, OCD encompasses a wide variety of themes. In this article, we’ll go through some of the...
4 Types of Dissociation & Their Coping Strategies
Dissociation refers to a sense of disconnect from yourself, your surroundings, and your external experiences. It’s often associated with trauma, and it can occur at any point in your life. Dissociation itself is not a mental illness, however, it can be a hallmark...
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How to Help a Teenager With Anxiety
Today’s teenagers are facing unprecedented levels of anxiety, and it can be difficult to know how to help. Read on to learn some key points to keep in mind when helping the teens in your life. What does anxiety look like in teenagers? When it is formally diagnosed,...
ISTDP: Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
ISTDP (intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy) is a specific type of evidence-based psychodynamic therapy focused on resolving emotional disorders. ISTDP therapy can be used to treat: Anxiety disorders Mood disorders...
What Is Inner Child Work?
Your inner child is an integral part of who you are and what you do. In its simplest terms, an inner child is the younger version of yourself. As an adult, your inner child helps shape your thoughts, behaviors, relationships, and overall motivation. Carl Jung...
How to Deal With Judgmental People
Despite your best attempts to be compassionate or accepting, you will inevitably encounter judgmental people. You can typically tell if someone is judgmental early on during your interaction. They tend to be negative and sarcastic. They are also often demeaning...
Can Stress Make You Tired?
Understanding stress is fundamental to understanding mental health. When you think of stress, you might picture being on edge, keyed up, and full of adrenaline. For many people, stress turns into feeling tired and burned out. Here’s why: What is stress? Stress...
Types of Therapy for Trauma
If you’ve experienced trauma, therapy can be an invaluable tool for healing. But with so many different types of trauma therapy, it can be difficult to know where to start. What is trauma? When you hear the term “trauma,” you might think of Post-Traumatic Stress...
What Is High-Functioning Anxiety?
People who others would describe as high achieving, successful, or confident can come across as “having it all together” or effortlessly managing the demands on their daily lives. In reality, many of these people suffer from what is referred to as high-functioning...